Subansiri Lower Hydropower Project Achieves Milestone with First 250MW Unit Wet

Published on : 25 Oct 2025, 11:16 am

Guwahati: A moment of collective pride for Northeast India. Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project is going to be a remarkable achievement. It is the largest hydropower undertaking in India that has entered the wet-commissioning phase for its first 250 MW unit, signalling a major leap towards full operationalisation.

Located at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, the project was initially launched in 2005. After a suspension for almost eight years (2011 – 2019) owing to the protests in Assam and certain legal hurdles concerning the downstream environmental impacts, the commencement of the project is a testament to signalling a major leap towards India’s growing strength in world-class infrastructure.

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